Sustainability

Beverage bottles lighten up

Propel, AquaFina, and TalkingRain and are among the latest beverages to lighten up their bottles.

May 1, 2009

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Flexible packaging

2008/2009 AmeriStar winners revealed

The Institute of Packaging Professionals announces the 2008/2009 AmeriStars.

April 5, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

Eco-friendly plastics additives

Milliken’s Hyperform® hyper-nucleating agent overcomes variables in the waste stream to simplify polypropylene recycling while Millad® clarifying additives enable polypropylene to be substituted for clear materials such as PET, PVC, PC, PS, SAN, acrylic and glass.

April 4, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Stretch film should stretch dollars

The overwhelming majority of packaged goods are unitized with stretch film, for good reasons, but not always with best cost-efficiency.

March 26, 2009

Sustainability

Antioxidant packaging

With studies showing that saturated fat elevates cholesterol and trans fats cause heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, food manufacturers are looking for new ways to stabilize fatty foods without relying on trans or saturated fats.

March 1, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Nanotech taken up by Swiss group

Some Swiss folks opined about nanotechnology in packaging in January.

March 1, 2009

Tamper-evident machinery

Anti-counterfeit strategy needs interdisciplinary approach

To develop and implement successful anti-counterfeit strategies, you need more than good technology.

March 1, 2009

Sustainability

PLA-bottled beverages couple with compact, on-site compost unit

Naturally Iowa offers foodservice and institutional customers a composting solution for its PLA beverage bottles.

February 24, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

EU's REACH chemicals law has arrived

The European Union’s REACH law, a chemical substances notification and testing law, has already begun phasing in. Packaging makers and users are well advised to be familiar with the obligations the new law creates.

February 1, 2009

Sustainability

Feedback on oxo-biodegradables

Research leading up to last month’s Lead Off column included a call to the Biodegradable Products Institute, whose executive director comments here.

February 1, 2009

Sustainability

Procter & Gamble sustainability tips, insights

Tony Burns, associate director, sustainability, for P&G’s Global Package and Device Development (GPDD) group, says the company has learned several important lessons during its corporate sustainability journey.

February 1, 2009

Sustainability

Bioplastics, bioresins adding new dimensions

February 1, 2009

Flexibles

Sustainable design ideas

There is no one right approach, but our cross-functional experts agree that any attempt requires homework and the need to extend a branding strategy rather than replace it.

February 1, 2009